Flashback to Black Sabbath’s Legendary Performance of 'Paranoid' on 'Top of the Pops' in 1970

Flashback to Black Sabbath’s Legendary Performance of 'Paranoid' on 'Top of the Pops' in 1970

Posted 7 Jan 2023
By Kara Jayne
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Black Sabbath. Photo by Jorgen Angel/Redferns/Getty Images. 

Black Sabbath unleashed their blazing second album, Paranoid in the U.S. this week in January 1971 (after debuting in their U.K. homeland a few months prior). It was a monster of heavy rock, home to many of their biggest tracks, including Iron Man, War Pigs and the title track, Paranoid. Beyond influential, the album remains a foundation of heavy metal, a fundamental stepping stone in the genre’s evolution. 

Check out their legendary performance of Paranoid on Top of the Pops in 1970, a truly stand-out moment in the show’s colourful history as Ozzy and the band introduce their heavy, bleak psychedelic rock to a prime-time audience. 

Black Sabbath | 'Paranoid' [Top of the Pops, 1970]

 

 

READ MORE: WATCH BLACK SABBATH’S TRAILBLAZING SET, LIVE IN PARIS, 1970

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Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, top of the pops,70s, hard rock, rock, metal
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